NAMOSI VIEWS ON CHARTER NOT SOUGHT!

Fiji's Namosi province claims it was not invited by the interim regime to make submissions on the People's Charter. Roko Tui Namosi, Samisoni Tuilawaki today said they have yet to receive any invitation from the interim government.

"To date nothing has come to us and we will not be making submissions if we don't receive any invitation," he told Fijilive.com. Out of the 150 letters sent out, 50 have responded.

Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office Parmesh Chand said the proposed National Council for Building a Better Fiji has received a "good feedback" from the public.

"This is a good number of feedbacks, which is at least 33 per cent of those who received the letter," he said. "We now have to go through it and see what the content of the feedback is." Chand said that not all the respondents made positive comments.

"There are people who have reacted negatively and this will determine the acceptance for this council," he said. "The feedbacks are important in the whole process and its not that we are only after positive people."

The interim Government has proposed the People's Council to provide policy direction in the absence of a Parliament. The council, to consist of invited members from the civil society and private sector, will be headed by the Fiji President and interim Prime Minister.
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I would urge the Roko Tui Namosi, to push for an invitation to view the Charter and make it's submissions as a Province. Indigenous Fijian landowners must not be kept in the dark about

the charter as it would affect their future. It is important for those who will be affected by the charter to be given a fair go at making submissions, even if they will be seen as negative.

IT IS THEIR RIGHT! ANYTHING LESS THAN THIS WILL BE SEEN AS AN ATTEMPT TO HOOD WINK, TO CON AND TO MAKE MAKE DECISIONS WITHOUT CONSULTING THE PEOPLE.

THIS SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED BY THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CHARTER DEALS WITH INDIGENOUS LAND ISSUES. THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO LET THIS GO!

If the Indigenous are not careful, their land will be removed from under them without their knowledge. This MUST NEVER HAPPEN! WAKE UP VITI! WAKE UP!